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The Foundation has impacted the region through investments of $230 million in grants and programs to more than 2,200 organizations in support of over 3 million young people; support of the construction and/or renovation of over 100 sports facilities; educational/training clinics for more than 80,000 coaches; and, one of the nation's largest ...
Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is an American non-profit organization which strives to create a positive youth sports environment. [ 1 ] Founded in 1998, [ 2 ] PCA has established 18 chapters nationwide and has delivered more than 20,000 live group workshops to over 19.2 million youths. [ 3 ]
The National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization based in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.A..NAYS provides a variety of programs and services for everyone involved in youth sports, including professional and volunteer administrators, volunteer coaches, officials, parents and young athletes.
The all-time low of 47 percent of women coaching female sports was achieved in 1990. In addition, although men have broken into coaching female athletes, female coaches have not experienced the same opportunities to coach male athletes. In 1972, 99 percent of collegiate men's teams were coached by men, and the same is true today. [54]
Programs that use SBYD to define program activities and train staff members generally provide free or reduced-cost programming to reduce the barriers low-income youth face when playing sports. These programs are typically found in low-income and under-served neighborhoods, but any sports coach or sports program can apply SBYD principles.
The coach helps athletes with injury prevention, through strengthening and coaching of movement mechanics within a sport. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] While a personal trainer may work with individuals of all fitness levels and focus on health or fitness, strength and conditioning coaches focus on competitive athletes and improving performance in a specific sport.
On February 22, 2013, CoachUp was named a finalist in the Sports & Fitness category of BostInno's "50 ON FIRE" Awards. [12] CoachUp is the official private coaching partner of the Positive Coaching Alliance. [13] the company launched an annual scholarship program for student athletes in June 2013. [14]
ICF has over 50,000 members in over 150 countries and territories worldwide as of January 2022. [5] There are chapters in more than 80 countries and territories. [6] As of March 2021, there were over 33,000 certified coaches who hold one of three ICF credentials: 18,628 Associate Certified Coaches (ACC); 13,332 Professional Certified Coaches (PCC); and 1,327 Master Certified Coaches (MCC).